On October 17, 2014, I purchased shares of Avago Technologies (AVGO) for inclusion in my Covestor Growth and Momentum model at a cost of $75.54. AVGO closed at $100.09 on January 2, 2015. Thus far, this has been an absolutely terrific purchase for this Covestor Model. It deserves a closer look here on this blog….
Investors with new money, look no further for an investment opportunity that doesn’t come around but once in a long while. The fall in oil has caused share prices to crumble, but this one player is poised to reward shareholders with growth going forward and a solid 10% yield to boot. On Friday, January 2, Linn Energy LLC…
The IMF is increasing the pressure on the EU and stopping further loans to Greece. The IMF is trying desperately to scare the Greeks into staying inside the Euroland. The Troika will no longer provide loans to the current government. The European Commission and Wolfgang Schäuble want to let the Greeks know that the previous course…
In November 2010 Ben Bernanke made boosting the stock market part of the official economic policy of the US Federal Reserve. He announced the policy change publicly in a Washington Post Editorial, saying: The FOMC intends to buy an additional $600 billion of longer-term Treasury securities by mid-2011 and will continue to reinvest repayments of…
The 2015 International CES® (January 6-9, Las Vegas) is one of the world’s largest trade shows. Its sheer size can be daunting… over 150,000 attendees will visit over 3,600 exhibitors covering over 2,000,000 square feet of exhibit space. Where do you start? Here’s a quick overview of what to see and do, and a look…
If Bill Gross needed any vindication of how PIMCO investors feel toward him vs. the institution of PIMCO, he got it moments ago when PIMCO’s flagship Total Return Fund reported that it had experienced a whopping $19.4 billion in outflows in December. This follows a combined $60.5 billion in outflows since Gross’ departure in September, including…
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On December 31, 2014, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund paid a monthly stock distribution of $0.1125 per share. It is currently estimated that this distribution is derived from short-term capital gains. The composition of this and subsequent distributions may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future realized gains and…
Reader Patrick R. Sullivan keeps on talking about the post-World War II boom, and telling people to watch Patrick R. Sullivan (a fine movie, by the way). I think I know why he thinks times were great for all, if your history comes from Hollywood. Rick Stryker chimes in with the statement: “If you talk…
The ongoing oil and gas price plunge is sure to have an adverse effect on most industry components. Time to Sell These E&P Plays While all crude-focused stocks stand to lose from falling commodity prices, companies in the E&P sector are the worst placed, as they will be able to extract less value for their…
Photo Credit: WorldIslandInfo.com / Creative Commons We are still looking for our Jack Ma in Southeast Asia. And while we were still searching in 2014, we are getting close. Here’s a list of key developments in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem in the past year and what it may mean for 2015. People love Jack Ma,…
